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Wrongly Adverb Bre ˈrɒŋli ˈrɔːŋli Accused Stealing Assumed
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wrongly |
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BrE / ˈrɒŋli / NAmE / ˈrɔːŋli / |
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- she was wrongly accused of stealing.
- he assumed, wrongly, that she did not care.
- the sentence had been wrongly translated.
- they knew they had acted wrongly.
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wrongly(adverb)BrE / ˈrɒŋli / NAmE / ˈrɔːŋli / - in a way that is unfair, immoral or not correct
- She was wrongly accused of stealing.
- He assumed, wrongly, that she did not care.
- The sentence had been wrongly translated.
- They knew they had acted wrongly.
- Rightly or wrongly, they felt they should have been better informed (= I do not know whether they were right to feel this way).
- She was wrongly diagnosed as having skin cancer.
- My name was spelled wrong.
- I’m afraid you guessed wrong.
- My name was wrongly spelt.
- She guessed wrongly that he was a teacher.
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